• July 11, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

    Court OKs $69B Microsoft-Activision Merger, Dealing Setback to Lina Khan's FTC

    Khan, who's aggressively pursued Big Tech since becoming FTC chair in 2021, has yet to score a resounding victory against tech giants in court.

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  • Stolt Tank Containers BV v. NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtgesellschaft MBH & Co. KG

    Publication Date: 2023-07-11
    Practice Area: Admiralty
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan L. Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Claimant-Appellant Deltech Corporation: Lawrence K. DeMeo, Brian J. Bosworth, on the brief, Nicholas D. Stellakis, on the brief, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Boston, MA; Timothy J. McDonnell, Joseph J. Perrone, Giuliano McDonnell & Perrone LLP, New York, NY. For Claimants-Appellants Stolt-Nielsen USA, Inc. and Stolt Tank Containers B.V.: James F. Sweeney, Robert A. Novak, Richard W. Stone II, on the brief, John A.V. Nicoletti, on the brief, Nicoletti Horning & Sweeney, New York, NY; Stephen V. Rible, Mendes & Mount LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee BDP International, Inc.: James W. Johnson, Ricci Tyrrell Johnson & Grey, Philadelphia, PA. For Defendants-Appellees Chemtura Europe GmbH, Chemtura Corporation, Chemtura Italy S.R.L., and Rubicon LLC: Joseph L. Clasen, Trevor L. Bradley, on the brief, Peter R. Knight, Robinson & Cole LLP, New York, NY. for Defendants-Appellees Conti 11 Container Schiffahrts-GmbH & Co. KG MS MSC "Flaminia" and NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG.: Timothy Semenoro, on the brief, Eugene J. O'Connor, Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.: Jon Werner, Martin R. West II, on the brief, Edward P. Flood, Lyons & Flood, LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 18-2974-cv

    COGSA Strict liability Finding Reversed But Liability on Failure-to-Warn Theory Upheld

  • Vertellus Holdings v. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2023-07-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contracts | Deals and Transactions
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Kelly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 01-22-00779-CV

    The court reversed the trial court's denial of appellant Vertellus Holding's special appearance in the trial court and dismissed appellee Johnson's claims against VH for breach of a consulting contract.

  • In re: Boy Scouts of Am.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-03
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Insurance | Non-Profit
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Richard J. Doren, Blaine H. Evanson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Dierdre M. Richards, Fineman Krekstein & Harris P.C., Wilmington, DE; Susan Gummow, Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff P.C.; Michael A. Rosenthal, Mitchell A. Karlan, James Hallowell, Keith R. Martorana, Seth M. Rokofsky, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Kathleen M. Miller, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Matthew A. Hamermesh, Handley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA; Paul Logan, Post & Schell, P.C., Wilmington, DE; John C. Sullivan, Kathleen K. Kerns, Post & Schell, P.C., Philadelphia, PA; George R. Calhoun, Ifrah PLLC, Washington, DC; Michael J. Joyce, Joyce LLC, Wilmington, DE; Kevin Coughlin, Lorraine Armenti, Michael Hrinewski, Coughlin Midlige & Garland, LLP, Morristown, NJ; Britton C. Lewis, John M. Flynn, Carruthers & Roth, P.A., Greensboro, NC; Maria Aprile Sawczuk, Goldstein & McClintock LLP, Wilmington, DE; Laura McNally, Emily Stone, Loeb & Loeb LLP, Chicago, IL; David Christian, David Christian Attorneys LLC, Chicago, IL; Brian A. Sullivan, Werb & Sullivan, Wilmington, DE: John E.W. Baay II, Gieger Loborde & Laperouose, LLC, New Orleans, LA; William H. White, Jr. Kiernan Trebach LLP, Washington, DC; Mary E. Borja, Gary P. Seligman, Ashley L. Criss, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC; Bruce W. McCullough, Bodell Bove, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Bruce D. Celebrezze, Clyde & Co US LLP, San Francisco, CA; Konrad R. Krebs, Clyde & Co US LLP, Morristown, NJ; Lloyd A. Gura, Pamela J. Minetto, Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass LLP, New York, NY; R. Karl Hill, Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Douglas R. Gooding, Jonathan D. Marshall, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, Boston, MA; Kim V. Marrkand, Laura Bange Stephens, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo PC, Boston, MA; Thaddeus J. Weaver, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Wilmington, DE; William E. McGrath, Jr., Dilworth Paxon LLP, Princeton, NJ; Stephen M. Miller, Carl N. Kunz, III, Sarah M. Ennis, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Margaret M. Anderson, Ryan T. Schultz, Adam A. Hachikian, Kenneth M. Thomas, Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll LLP, Chicago, IL; Marla S. Benedick, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Louis J. Rizzo, Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP, Wilmington, DE; David M. Fournier, Marcy J. McLaughlin Smith, Troutman Sanders Hamilton Sanders LLP, Wilmington, DE; Harris B. Winsberg, Matthew G. Roberts, Parker Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP, Atlanta, GA; Margaret H. Warner, Ryan S. Smethurst, Alex M. Spisak, McDermott Will & Emery, Washington, DC; Gilion Dumas, Dumas & Vaughn, Portland, OR; Charles J. Brown, III, Gellert Scali Busenkell & Brown LLC, Wilmington, DE; Delia Lujan Wolff, Lujan & Wolff LLP, Hagatna, GU; Christopher D. Loizides, Loizides, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Jessica Lauria, Glenn M. Kurtz, White & Case LLP, New York, NY; Michael C. Andolina, Matthew E. Linder, Laura E. Baccash, Blair M. Warner, White & Case LLP, Chicago, IL; Ronald K. Gorsich, White & Case LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Michael Stoner, Hayes & Boone, Dallas, TX; Derek C. Abbott, Andrew R. Remming, Paige N. Topper, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; R. Craig Martin, DLA Piper, LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Richard G. Mason, Douglas K. Mayer, Joseph C. Celentina, Mitchell S. Levy, Watchell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY; Kami E. Quinn, Rachel H. Jennings, Kyle Y. Dechant, December L. Huddleston, Gilbert LLP, Washington, DC; Robert S. Brady, Edwin J. Harron, Kenneth J. Enos, Ashley E. Jacobs, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Philip D. Anker, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Door LLP, New York, NY; James P. Ruggeri, Joshua D. Weinberg, Ruggeri Parks Weinberg LLP, Washington, DC; Joel Millar, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Door LLP, Washington, DC; Erin R. Fay, Gregory J. Flasser, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE: Robert D. Cecil, Tybout, Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE; Mark D. Plevin, Kevin D. Cacabelos, Crowell & Morning LLP, San Francisco, CA; Tacie H. Yoon, Rachel A. Jankowksi, Crowell & Morning LLP, Washington, DC; Matthew G. Summers, Chantelle D. McClamb, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE: Harry Lee, John O’Connor, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, Washington, DC; Stephen Warren; Stamatios Stamoulis, Stamoulis & Weinblatt LLC, Wilmington, DE; Tancred Schiavoni, O’Melveny & Meyers LLP, New York, NY; Stephen Warren, O’Melveny & Meyers LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Jonathan D. Hacker, O’Melveny & Meyers LLP, Washington, DC for appellees.

    Case Number: 20-10343-LSS

    Plan of reorganization establishing sexual abuse settlement trust affirmed where non-consensual releases of claims against non-debtors, who were affiliates of debtors, fell within "related to" jurisdiction since the non-debtors' viability as going concerns was necessary to the success of debtors' reorganization.

  • June 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

    Deal Watch: Wachtell Has Big Week as PGA/LIV Merger Looks … Shaky

    Wachtell worked on two of the four largest deals of the week, but one of them is running into a bit of scrutiny.

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  • June 12, 2023 | The American Lawyer

    Deal Watch: Wachtell Has Big Week as PGA/LIV Merger Looks … Shaky

    Wachtell worked on two of the four largest deals of the week, but one of them is running into a bit of scrutiny.

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  • PBEX v. Dorchester Minerals

    Publication Date: 2023-05-15
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Yarbrough
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 07-21-00212-CV

    For more than twenty-five years, appellees paid the operating expenses attributable to the working interest in a non-working oil and gas lease, paid the royalties, and retained revenues from the sale of the minerals while appellants did none of these things.

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: May 5, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-05-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down & List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown & List released on:April 28 & May 3, 2023

  • Tavares v. New York City

    Publication Date: 2023-05-03
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Katherine Polk Failla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20 Civ. 1200

    Claims Over Rifle/Shotgun License Issuance by NYPD Dismissed for Lack of Standing

  • May 1, 2023 | Law.com

    SCOTUS Opinions Still Coming at a Snail's Pace: The Morning Minute

    Want to get this daily news briefing by email? Here's the sign-up. WHAT WE'RE WATCHING SLOW-TUS - With oral arguments out of the way, the…

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